Mayor Eric Garcetti

As the polls were closing on election night, I was reminded of the words of a friend: “The right to vote,” she said, “gives us the power to take our future into our own hands.” That friend is Rep. Karen Bass. At a moment when it has never been more urgent for Americans to make Read More…

By Mayor Eric Garcetti Contributing Columnist America is freer and fairer because of the black press. That truth has been undeniable ever since the first edition of Freedom’s Journal was published nearly a half-century before the abolition of slavery. “Too long have others spoken for us,” its editors wrote in the first issue in March Read More…

By Mayor Eric Garcetti Contributing Columnist Some people run from challenges, others rise to them. Matt Johnson is the kind of leader who turns adversity into strength and always places service before self. That’s why, in 2015, I named him to our Police Commission. In the midst of an important national discussion about the future Read More…